Camping apparatus.



G. E. CRONK.

GAMPING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 17, 1908.

Patented Apr. 19, 1910.

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G. E. GRNK.

CAMPING APPARATUS. APPLIoATIoN rILEp FEB. 17, 1908.

955,140. Patented Apr. 19, 1910.

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G. E. CRONK.'

CAMPING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 17, 1908.

955,140. Patented Apr. 19,1910.

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ifa/erwan amorcer.' E. Gnomi, orf'smnn, OKLAHOMA 4 .i :To all whom r11M/mty concern.: Y

`citizen of the" United States, residing at` CAMPING Arrfnnar'rs.-

Be it knownthat I, GEORGE E. GRoNK, a

Sayre, in the county of Beckham and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in vCamping Apparatus, of which the following is a full, clear,

- and exact description.

The object of'this invention is to produce a .single structure which will meet more nearly all of the requirements of soldiers, hunters, Sportsmen, and others who travel v 'overland or live in camp.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the` ensuing' description.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective View of the apparatus. Fig. 2

is an elevation view, partly in section, of a certain extensible brace used inthe apparatus. Fig. 3 is an elevation view of the same brace, taken at right angles to the View shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan view, on smaller scale,'of the top of a lire-box forming part of the apparatus. Fig. 5 is an elevation view, partly in section, showing a greater portion of the apparatus telescoped v and nested together for packing or carrying.

Fig. 6 is a plan view, on larger scale, of a portion of a tripod-head forming part of the apparatus. Fig. 7 is a plan view, on same scale as Fig. 4, showing the top portion of the fire-box folded for packing or carrying. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the jointed side walls of the lire-box partly folded together for packing or carrying.

Referring to the several figures, in all of which like characters of reference designate like iarts, the improved apparatus is compose in part of a supporting tri od, which acts as a support for other parts o the apparatus and 1s adapted to other uses later described. The legs of the tripod are each composed of sections 15, 16, and 17, vwhich fit together telescopically so that they may be adjusted in height or be completely telescoped together into the position shown in Fig. 5. The upper ends of each of the sections 17 and 16 are reinforced in strength and provided with vset screws 14, so that the sections telescoping into them may be locked in any desired position. The upper ends of the sections 15 of the tripod-legs are secured plvotally to a tripod-head 9, which. is shown separately 1n Fig. 6, the pivotal attachment being accomplished by hooking the sections Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led February 17, 1906. Serial No. 416,416. i

15 -into a circular disk 11 and securing said disk flatly against thel lower face` of the tripod-head by a bolt 10 which passes up through said disk and head and is screwthreaded into a nut 8. The tripod-head 9 is slottedradially as shown in Fig. 6, to` form a clearance for the upper ends 'of the pivoted sections 15. The nut 8 above the tripod-head 9 projects ,upward and is blfurcated to form a suitable support en which to rest a gun-barrel or a field-glass in shooting at targets or game or viewing thecount or this support 8 may support one end o the ridge-pole of a tent or a pole for hanging game, drying clothes, and the like. The lower end of the bolt 10 is formed 'into` a hook which will support a lantern, a kettle, or anything which it is desiredto hang over or about the stove portion of the apparatus later described.

The legs of the tripod are braced or con-I j nected together by horizontalvbarsv,l 6,` and l 7, said bars lying outside of and aga-inst said legs, and being each l.provided on one end with a ring through which the pointed end of the adjacent bar passes to form'the three bars into a triangular veinbracin frame. In placing the barsv 5, '6, and into place, it is more convenient vto have at least one of them arranged so that it can lengthened, and to this end the brace 7 1s formed of two sections which telescope t0-I gether as shown in Fig. 2, ythe inside section being square and being provided On one corner with aseries 'of notches23 which are engaged by an elastic tongue 20 projecting inward from the wall of the cutersection 19 to limit orl prevent the shortening movements of the brace. To disengage the notches -23 from the tongue 20, the inner section of the brace 7 is revolved in the -outer member- 19, thus bringing another corner of said inner section into contact with said 'tongue 2O and allowing the parts of the-brace to be set to 'any desired length. The y inner section of the brace 7 is prevented from slipping entirely out .of the outer section 19 by a tongue 21 which projects inward from the wall of said outer Seotion and is adapted to catch a head or stop' 22` on the end of said inner member, as shown in Fig. 2. In -addition .tol bracin the legs of the tripod, the braces 5, 6, and

and their outwardly-projecting ends form supports upon which to hang fabric articles for drying'. v

The lower portion of the apparatus is formed into an inclosure to perform the function of a stove, the inclosure consisting of a side wall comprising a number of flat sheet-metal sections 3 which arel pivoted together by pivot-pins S so that they may be folded together as shown in Fig. 8 for packing or carrying. The inclo-sure is provided with a circular sheet-metal top portion 2, which is pivoted together on a diametric line so that it may be folded into the position shown in Fig. 'Z for pacl lng and carrying. The hinges 13 which pivot the top ortion are placed on the under side thereof so that the folding-line rises upward folding said top together, and since the parts cannot open past a perfect plone the top can be supported at the edges .vi dropping down at the center. ln bling the inclosure, the top porti on top of the sections 3 of the side pivot-pins S of said sections 3 e g up through holes 25 in said top port-i i to hold the same against displacement, To connect the inolosure with the legs of the tripod, thc lower sections 17 of said legs are provided with slidable sleeves 26 which are provided with set screws 14 so that they may be clamped after being adjusted to proper height. These sleeves 26 are each provided with a finger or horn 12 which projects upward through a hole 24 in the top portion 2, thus securing said top and the tripod legs together.

rlihe inclosure formed by the wall sections 3 and the top 2 is adapted to contain wood, straw, or any fuel that can be obtained while camping, to be burned for cooking or warming purposes, the ground forming the bottom of the inclosure.

To cool the top portion 2 slightly while cooking, or to give the inclosure draft above the fire, the sleeves 26 on the lower sections of the tripod legs may be slid upward to support the top portion of the inclosure clear of the side walls 3, as shown in Fig. 1.

The top portion 2 of the inclosure is provided with the common openings over which griddles or frying-pans 19 are`placed for cooking, and also with an opening 118 over' which a sheet-metal ue 4 is mounted, said flue being composed of a number of sections which telescope together.

In reducing the size of the apparatus for packing or carrying, the sections of the tripod-legs are slid together, as are also the sections of the flue 4, and the tripod is 4 slipped inside of the Hue as shown in F ig. 5.

The foregoing being a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. ln apparatus of the character described, a casing adapted to form a. firef box, a fluo on the casing, a tripod adapted to stand over the casing for supporting the top of the casing, to be folded and placed within the Hue of the casing for packing or carrying.

2, ln a. `ratas of the character described, a chasing adapted to a frebox, tno casing comprising side walls pivotod togetner and a top portion detachable Yn said w lls, a tripod adapted to stand r said c y, supports on the tripod legs the tire-box, said supports being slidable upon. te tripod legs and having set screws for clamping them against movement.

3. ln apparatus of the character described, a casing comprising side walls pivoted together and a top portion adapted to the tripod being adapted so4 f rest removably upon said walls, the top portion being composed of a plurality of sectop of the casing, the flue being composed of a plurality of sections telescoping each other, and being adapted to contain the tripod for packing or carrying the apparatas.

GECRGE E. CRONK. Witnesses MATTHEW T. CRONK, BENJAMIN CRoNKrrE.

'75` o securing said legs to the top portion of. 1 

